The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23

The ground about newly-set fruit trees
should be kept clean and mellow for a. dis-
:tance OF at least six feet.
CUT-srR4iw, sawdust or dry earth if
sprinkled literally in the hog-pen will
serve to deodoriZe and keep dry the ground
and surroundings.
A COLT once stunted never fully RECEIVERS
from the effects. Tt is quite necessary then
that colts be Kept steadily growing at all
times OF tue year, even if it requires special
care and attent ton to- do it.
An agricult11r;s1 says: Con some land
clover is d very good crop, sown from Feb
ruary to May. The season is as important
a factor of success as the time Of sowing.
If one harcows wheat in April a good
clover catch is almost certain
If the wool OF sheep becomes wet it
dries very slowly and only by chilling the
animal through. Shelter from rain and
tiampne5s is, therefore, more important
than protection from cold. II a sheep is
chilled, So as to give it cold or fever, the
fiber of the wool is injured.
A FARMER Of experience in this line
says: A cow that klcks slightly occasion
ally or from sore udder, teat, Or some
specific cause, can be managed in various
ways, but {; s!mon-pure, down right kicker
is not worth the trouble and anxiety it re-
ouires to perform the job Put a hungry
calf on each side and let her kick-they
don't care.
PoTAToEs do well on corn land that has
been manured for the corn crop. Good
sod land can also be used. A deep, mel
low seed bed should be secured by deep
ploWng and thorough prllyerizng. Manure
and moisture are essentials. Old stable
manure can be plowed in Some of the
best crops are raised with commercial fer
tilizers.
AN agricultural journal says: 1t is a
common practice to SOW clover and tim
othy in the spring, but when timothy is
sown with clover they should be sown in
February, that the timothy may get as
crop is cut and the young growth is strong
enough to endure the hot, dry weather of
July and August
In addition to manure or compost heaps,
soapsuds are excellent, containing, as they
do not only the alkalies of soda and pot
ash, but also effete and heterogeneous mat
ter, go very fertilizing in their properties.
Indeed we might safely say, that, as fertil-
izers, the average soapsuds from the laun-
dry are worth more than the soap from
which they are produced.
PouLrRrMEN are often disappointed in
their return of eggs after having made
due preparation for thorough care, feed
ing, etc The difficulty may prove to have
been too great elaboration. Oftentimes;
too much feeding interferes with the pro-
ductiveness of hens, when, if they were
permitted to scratch and exercise more,
they would give more satisfactory results.
In population Of 80, ooo,o 600 in Japan, we:
are told there are 100000 who belong to-:
the agricultural class There are 4,50O, 600!
landholders. The landholders average.
two and two thirds acres. There are few
men who own and till ten acres, and there'
are many who have one acre and less. It,
is not to be understood that all the labor Of
10000, 900 Of people is expended upon H.,
100000 Of acres Of land Every farmers
family has its Wheel reel, warp
ing bars and loom. as the early settlers Of
this continent had, and their cotton, linen
and silk cloth is made for family use, and
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